[Watching The World Burn]

An update on my dog Mac:

My oldest (9) has been praying a lot for Mac, just for a little more time with him - he told my wife that if God just gave him one more month with Mac it would be better than having $1,000. Broke her heart.

I may be learning something from him about prayer though - while I most certainly believe in God and am a Christian, I don't have any expectations that God will work any miracles on an animal - He could, for sure, but why.

But honestly, I can't explain it otherwise, Mac is perking up, hasn't had a bad day since last Saturday, stopped peeing blood, has been eating better (not great, but definitely much more than he was before and after the vet and diagnosis), seems more energetic than before...both my wife and I have no other explanation.

Its great to see of course, and I hope God does give my son a lot more time with the dog now! Certainly hopeful!

[flybigjet]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Hoping for a great outcome for Max. Beautiful cat, btw.

Thanks!

He's a gorgeous Russian Blue and is pretty much the most amazing cat I've ever had, seen or heard about. Smart as a whip, very snuggly and very bonded to my wife and I.

And? He's the most chill cat in existence. The Vets and Tech's all love him-- I'm pretty sure he doesn't know how to hiss or growl. The Specialty Vet even said that he was the most "tolerant" cat she'd ever worked with-- she was folding and bending his hurt leg and he was just "yeah, this sucks, but whatever" and let her do what she needed to do.

The pic isn't great, but it was cycling on my wife's photo frame when I was typing....

R.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Watching The World Burn

An update on my dog Mac:

My oldest (9) has been praying a lot for Mac, just for a little more time with him - he told my wife that if God just gave him one more month with Mac it would be better than having $1,000. Broke her heart.

I may be learning something from him about prayer though - while I most certainly believe in God and am a Christian, I don't have any expectations that God will work any miracles on an animal - He could, for sure, but why.

But honestly, I can't explain it otherwise, Mac is perking up, hasn't had a bad day since last Saturday, stopped peeing blood, has been eating better (not great, but definitely much more than he was before and after the vet and diagnosis), seems more energetic than before...both my wife and I have no other explanation.

Its great to see of course, and I hope God does give my son a lot more time with the dog now! Certainly hopeful!

I'm not religious, but maybe miracles can happen. Hoping for the best for Mac.

[sygazelle]

I like pets but my wife and i no longer have one of our own because we travel and we just needed a break from having dogs all of our lives.

Occasionally we watch our neighbor's Scottish Terrier while they area away. He is now 14 years I think and he's pretty mellow and very well behaved. We have him over during the day to visit with us and take him back to his house at night.

So, since I finally have a pet in the house, I took a photo so I can share something on this great thread. Here he is making sure he is exactly the right temperature by positioning his body partly in the sun and partly in the shade. What a life he has!

[RickFLM4]

My greeting after a long day yesterday, including drives to/from Miami: “Gimme!”

[Portimao Blue M440ix]

My two cats doing what they do best...

[Portimao Blue M440ix]

Originally Posted by Watching The World Burn

An update on my dog Mac:

My oldest (9) has been praying a lot for Mac, just for a little more time with him - he told my wife that if God just gave him one more month with Mac it would be better than having $1,000. Broke her heart.

I may be learning something from him about prayer though - while I most certainly believe in God and am a Christian, I don't have any expectations that God will work any miracles on an animal - He could, for sure, but why.

But honestly, I can't explain it otherwise, Mac is perking up, hasn't had a bad day since last Saturday, stopped peeing blood, has been eating better (not great, but definitely much more than he was before and after the vet and diagnosis), seems more energetic than before...both my wife and I have no other explanation.

Its great to see of course, and I hope God does give my son a lot more time with the dog now! Certainly hopeful!

Definitely Mac loves your family and is trying to be strong but in the end do whats best for Mac he deserves it.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by Portimao Blue M440ix

My two cats doing what they do best...

USB charging station?

[Maynard]

I was thinking electric heated catbed (yes. our cats are PAMPERED).

[Marmugmotleocay]

BimmerBear is enjoying the weather on the patio.

[eliphil]

Originally Posted by Marmugmotleocay

BimmerBear is enjoying the weather on the patio.

What a beautiful rottie if we lived closer I’d ask to come visit

[Marmugmotleocay]

Originally Posted by eliphil

What a beautiful rottie if we lived closer I’d ask to come visit

Thanks. He is very friendly and would love to sit on your feet.

[eliphil]

My brother had a Rottie named Alina. She was truly amazing. A heart of gold

[eliphil]

Sorry Adina

[M-technik-3]

My guy came home. I had my garage door open enough where if he came back to food and water on the porch and a have a heart trap I might catch him nope. He ate and would wander off so he must have gone in the garage just before yesterday's severe thunderstorm. I was out searching after work for him and when I had come home for dinner I opened the garage and he came out meowing and ran right over to me.

So relieved!!

[Maynard]

Great to hear some good news heading into the weekend. He's got that 'I've been up to something' look for sure.

[vreihen16]

OCD Psycho Dog has separation anxiety whenever someone leaves home. The way that we've dealt with it for 13 years is to give him a treat as we are walking out the door, which distracts him as we leave.

Yesterday morning, his stomach was a little bit off, and he didn't even touch his breakfast. My DW left me a small Milk Bone by the door for my escape, since she left before me. He turned his nose up at it when I offered the treat, so I tossed it in his fawg dood bowl and told him it was there when he felt better.

When I came in the door from work in the afternoon, he had picked the Milk Bone out of his fawg dood bowl at some point during the day and placed it in front of my recliner (where I always give him his morning bribe). He came running over to the treat, picked it up, and made me watch him eat it while I took my shoes off.

FWIW, he never gets excited when I come home. Most days, I have to step over him because he is flopped in front of the door blocking my path.....

[Watching The World Burn]

My dog Mac passed away overnight on the Saturday / Sunday. That sucked. We were going to give him at home euthanasia on the Monday anyways because he went downhill really fast on the weekend, but I didn't expect him to die overnight.

Honestly, that was pretty hard seeing him there and then also harder than I thought leaving him at the place where he gets transported to the crematorium. He really was an amazing dog though, going to miss him a lot.

In a few months we'll likely get another dog...right now we are just taking some time.

[3798j]

Originally Posted by Watching The World Burn

He really was an amazing dog though, going to miss him a lot.
...right now we are just taking some time.

Hope your memories of him can bring comfort...such a difficult time.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Watching The World Burn

My dog Mac passed away overnight on the Saturday / Sunday.

Sorry for your loss...

[bosstones]

So sorry to hear that.

[CTPJ]

Here are a couple of pictures of my little female Shih Tzu, "Porsche" at C&C and exhausted returning home. As I told someone last week when I took my wife's M2 to C&C, "I brought a Porsche but drove a BMW".